Albums Of The Year 2008

[bluestreak]

The votes are counted and tallied, the phonelines are still open, but don't bother calling, roll up roll up etc etc

So the 209 nominations have been whittled down to 30, and I will get through as many as I can before leaving work! So you might end up with quite an interesting cliffhanger. Perhaps you can turn it onto a game of some sort! Also, I am at work, so there may be unforeseen gaps between posts where I have to actually appear to do some....

Joint 28

Another year, another Fall album! Always different, always the same.

Silver Mt Zion - 13 Blues For 13 Moons

Not their finest work, but nevertheless, a fine work. Angrier than usual, possibly noisier. Still lovely.

Lindstrom - Where You Go I Go Too

Uh, don't know anything about this ambienty fellow, but he looks lovely, doesn't he?

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

ray! good stuff bluey

 

[El Jefe]

were all three of those in my list? i've lost it

eta: wow. none of them were, but they were in my top 30

 

[bluestreak]

Joint 26

Tricky - Knowle West Boy

Top stuff, his finest album for years.

The Magnetic Fields - Distortion

One of those bands that still feel like a secret. Lo-fi, whistful and powerful!

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Mag Fields are kind of pavement-esque aren't they?

 

[El Jefe]

Mag Fields are kind of pavement-esque aren't they?

Nah, classic clever witty songwriting, mostly gentle instrumentation with keyboards and that

 

[bluestreak]

25

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down In The Light

Haven't listened to this, despite being a fan. Can someone tell us how good it is?

 

[El Jefe]

Haven't listened to this, despite being a fan. Can someone tell us how good it is?

better than some of Oldham's stuff, not as good as some.

There's TOOO much Oldham

 

[DRINK?]

 

[bluestreak]

24

Vivian Girls - s/t

New York art rock, harmonies and feedback. People keep saying they sound like JAMC, which is a bit lazy but it will do.

 

[El Jefe]

you bastard

 

[ethel]

There's TOOO much Oldham

no such thing! i bought that album last week (along with the vivian girls one). yet to listen to either of them.

 

[El Jefe]

no such thing! i bought that album last week ...yet to listen to either of them.

i rest my case

 

[braindancer]

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down In The Light

Haven't listened to this, despite being a fan. Can someone tell us how good it is?

It is quite good.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Hadn't even realised Tricky had a new one out. Immediately downloaded, listening now

 

[El Jefe]

Hadn't even realised Tricky had a new one out. Immediately downloaded, listening now

it's erm.. a bit.. erm.. (shite)

 

[bluestreak]

23

Kings Of Leon - Only By the Night

At least this lot need not be described. Mainstream radio rock with a southern theme. Headlined Glastonbury. Got a number one single with the word Sex in it, like George Michael and that I Wanna Sex Up band. Shaved their beards. 2008 is their year!

 

[El Jefe]

ugh

 

[clandestino]

Nah, classic clever witty songwriting, mostly gentle instrumentation with keyboards and that

Apart from on that album, which was drenched in feedback. Hence the title.

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

Hadn't even realised Tricky had a new one out. Immediately downloaded, listening now

it's erm.. a bit.. erm.. (shite)

don't listen to jefe doggy, his ears have clearly packed up from too much listening to billy ray cyrus and the like....

 

[bluestreak]

22

Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life

For some five minutes this year, the NME decided that hardcore was back and Fucked Up were the standard bearers of a heavy punk revolution. But no-one listened because the NME is no longer able to dictate trends at will and exists to sell hair products to kids from the sticks. However, this record is really rather good, so don't be put off.

 

[El Jefe]

Apart from on that album, which was drenched in feedback. Hence the title.

still nothing like pavement though

 

[ethel]

still nothing like pavement though

indeed. pavement ist rad. magnetic fields are meh.

 

[clandestino]

Vivian Girls - s/t

New York art rock, harmonies and feedback. People keep saying they sound like JAMC, which is a bit lazy but it will do.

More like the Shop Assistants really. The first from my list to make the line up. (Only because I clean forgot about the Mag Fields album )

 

[bluestreak]

Joint 20

Deerhunter - Microcastle

Kind of shoegaze, not dreampop but perhaps nightmare pop cos it has angles and stuff.

 

[clandestino]

still nothing like pavement though

Oh sure. Just saying in case someone downloads that one expecting gentle instrumentation, etc. It's a deliberate Mary Chain homage album, and a bloody racket.

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

you've missed 21!!!!

 

[El Jefe]

Oh sure. Just saying in case someone downloads that one expecting gentle instrumentation, etc. It's a deliberate Mary Chain homage album, and a bloody racket.

I stand corrected - i didn't bother with it cos they've always bored me rigid

 

[ethel]

you've missed 21!!!!

joint 20th! silly

 

[clandestino]

i didn't bother with it cos they've always bored me rigid

That's because you have no soul. Just in case you were wondering.